Improvement in stock-cars



W .''W. KER.

Stock-Bar.

Patented Aug. 31,1875.

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NITED STATES ATET FFGE.

WILLIAM W. KER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS HIS RIGHT TO ISAAC L. SHROEDER AND JOHN C. GOODRICH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCK-CARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 67,177, dated August 31, 1875; application filed January 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. KER, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in DoubleDeck Stock-Cars; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention relates to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation Fig. 2, end elevat-ion.

My invention consists in an improved means for raising and lowering the adjustable decks of stock-cars, the arrangement of which will be hereinafter m ore fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the body of the car. A is an adjustable platform or floor, arranged to operate upon the inside of the car, and can be raised or lowered to suit the different kinds of freight; a, shafts passing across the ends of the car, and carrying the pinions a; B, racks working in the slides b; B, ratchetlever, carrying a spring-pawl, which engages the teeth of the ratchetwvheel b,- d, pawl attached to the car,

and engaging the teeth of the ratchet-wheel b, and holding the same in position when the lever is being operated.

The operation of my invention is as follows When the car is to be used as a double-decked car, the upper deck or platform A occupies the position represented in Fig. 1. When it is to be used as a single-decked car, the handle ions a, racks B, to work in the slides b,

ratchet-lever B, ratchet-wheel b, and pawl d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM W. KER.

' Witnesses:

I. C. GooDRroH, E. P. GooDRIoH. 

